Paul Stephenson (police officer)

Sir Paul Stephenson QPM
Stephenson pictured in South London, May 2010
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
In office 28 January 2009 – 18 July 2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown David Cameron
Deputy	Tim Godwin
Preceded by	Sir Ian Blair
Succeeded by	Bernard Hogan-Howe
Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
In office 16 March 2005 – 28 January 2009
Leader	Sir Ian Blair
Preceded by	Sir Ian Blair
Succeeded by	Tim Godwin
Personal details
Born	Paul Robert Stephenson (1953-09-26) 26 September 1953 (age 70) Bacup, Lancashire, England
Profession	Police officer

Sir Paul Robert Stephenson QPM (born 26 September 1953) is a British retired police officer who was the Metropolitan Police Commissioner from 2009 to 2011.

Stephenson joined the Lancashire police in 1975 and attended the Bramshill staff training course. As a superintendent, he was closely involved in the inquiry into the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster. After serving as chief constable of Lancashire, he was promoted deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 2005, acting commissioner in 2008, and finally commissioner in January 2009. In July 2011, Stephenson resigned over speculation regarding his connection with Neil Wallis, suspected of involvement in the News International phone hacking scandal.